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k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets.NewString

third-party

The 688th most-called third-party function by production calls. Called 2,292 times across 38 modules; 1,058 of those run outside tests and generated code.

5% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (1,004 → 1,058)

All of k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
1,058
non-test, non-generated
all calls
2,292
total callsites
modules
38
distinct callers
in loop
6%
of prod calls
in tests
54%
1,234 calls
resolved
100%
to a known target

resolution mix

How each call resolves

How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →

  • Package function45%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
  • Package function (by syntax)55%A package function in a module outside the crawl, keyed by import path.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into NewString from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 2,292, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

NewString · 12 of 2,292 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call NewString most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes87038%
  • k8s.io/kubernetes36616%
  • github.com/tektoncd/pipeline29313%
  • k8s.io/apimachinery1527%
  • k8s.io/apiserver1235%

siblings

More from k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets

The other most-called functions in this package. See all →